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James Albert Howell 1898–1985 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 June 1898

Birth Location: Jackson County, Alabama, United States of America

Death Date: 18 March 1985

Death Location: Avena, Fayette County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: Thomas Howell

Mother: Martha Miller

Spouse(s): Eliza Claytor

Children(s):

James Albert Howell was born in 1898 in Jackson County, Alabama, United States of America, the child of Thomas Crawford Howell And Martha Elizabeth Miller. In 1950, James Albert Howell resided in Altamont, Effingham, Illinois, USA. James Albert Howell married Eliza Pearl Claytor, and had children including Alberta Beulah Howell, Karen A Howell, Ronald L Howell. James Albert Howell passed away in 1985 in Avena, Fayette County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James Albert Howell was born in 1898 in Jackson County, Alabama, United States of America, the child of Thomas Crawford Howell And Martha Elizabeth Miller.
  • In 1950, James Albert Howell resided in Altamont, Effingham, Illinois, USA.
  • James Albert Howell married Eliza Pearl Claytor, and had children including Alberta Beulah Howell, Karen A Howell, Ronald L Howell.
  • James Albert Howell passed away in 1985 in Avena, Fayette County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Howell's Ancestors

Self
James Howell
1898–1985
Birth Place: Jackson County, Alabama, United States of America
Parents
Thomas Crawford Howell
1866–1956
Middleton, Hardeman, Tennessee, USA
Martha (Elizabeth) Miller
1869–1902
Alabama
Grandparents
Ralph (Allen) Howell
1849–1930
Fackler, Jackson, Alabama
Martha (Ann) Campbell
1847–1929
Jackson County, Alabama, USA
Great-Grandparents
Alfred rev.
1808–1862
Dicey Winchester
1822–1862
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ralph Rev
1775–1833
Elizabeth Crawford
1776–1830

James Howell's Timeline

3 Records

1898
8 June 1898
Birth of James Albert Howell in Jackson County, Alabama, United States of America
Jackson County, Alabama, United States of America
1950
1950
Age 52
James Albert Howell resided here in Altamont, Effingham, Illinois, USA
Altamont, Effingham, Illinois, USA
1985
18 March 1985
Age 87
Death of James Albert Howell in Altamont, Effingham County, Illinois, United States of America
Altamont, Effingham County, Illinois, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 June 1898
    Event Place: Jackson County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Altamont, Effingham, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 March 1985
    Event Place: Altamont, Effingham County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Avena, Fayette County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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